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Cat Declawing Legality by State
Cat Declawing Legality by State: compare 51 US states on 2 metrics.
Law51 states · 2 metricsUpdated Jun 5, 2025Original page
6 sources
- Keep Cats' Claws on Their Paws - Alley Cat Allies
- House Bill 3494 - Paw Project
- Rhode Island HB5616 - TrackBill
- Editorial: It’s time to scratch gruesome cat declawing surgery in California - LA Times
- Cat-Friendly Cities, States, and Countries Where Declawing Is Illegal - Peta
- Tacoma becomes first WA city to ban cat declawing - Paw Project
Cat Declawing Legality
4 values across 51 entries
Data
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7 states
 Colorado | Illegal in Denver |
 Missouri | Illegal in the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County |
 Pennsylvania | Illegal in Allentown and Pittsburgh |
 Texas | Illegal in Austin |
 Virginia | Legal until June 30, 2024, but prohibited from July 01, 2024 onward |
 Washington | Illegal in Tacoma |
 Wisconsin | Illegal in Madison |
Quick answers
- Where does this cat declawing legality by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Keep Cats' Claws on Their Paws - Alley Cat Allies; House Bill 3494 - Paw Project; Rhode Island HB5616 - TrackBill; Editorial: It’s time to scratch gruesome cat declawing surgery in California - LA Times.